Samuel L Jackson has said that it would have been "interesting" had he been cast in the new Star Wars movies.

The actor played Mace Windu in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 1999 and reprised the role in Episodes II and III, but told ITV's Lorraine that he is no longer vying for a return to the new trilogy.

Asked if he wanted to appear in the new films, Jackson told Dan Wootton at the One for the Boys charity event: "No, not really - I thought I did and it would've been interesting but if I don't get the call, I have so many things going on that I can do.

"Hopefully that new era of Star Wars films will be as popular as the ones that we did and the ones that were done before."

Back in December 2012, Jackson said that he wanted to be in the new films, quipping: "I can come back as one-armed or a one-handed Jedi that's still around that didn't actually die.

"[I could] be a ghost hologram. I don't care. I just want to stay associated with the franchise. Not that I won't because I've been in three of them."